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141. Speotyto cunicularia hypogsea (Bonap.) 



Burrowing Owl. — Eecorded from the Cape region only 

 by Mr. Balding, who mentions it as rare. Mr. Anthony found 

 a few at San Quintin, and has not seen it above 800 feet 

 altitude. On Santa Margarita Island, I shot a female 

 March 1, 1889. Mr. T. S. Brandegee, the botanist, saw one 

 or two on Magdalena Island. One was seen by me on Cer- 

 ros Island in January, 1885, and the next year a pair, the 

 only ones found, w^as taken on Guadalupe Island. 



142. Glaucidium hoskinsii Brewst. 



Hoskin's Pygmy Owl. — Type specimen from Sierra de la 

 Laguna.by Mr. Frazar. I shot a male at Comondu, March 

 22, 1889. " 



143. Micropallas whitneyi (Cooper). 



Elf Owl. — In the Victoria Mountains Mr. Belding often 

 heard this owl but did not succeed in obtaining any speci- 

 mens, but collected four at Miraflores in April, 1882. 



144. Crotophaga sulcirostris Swains. 



Groove-billed Ani. — Mr. Belding saw^ four individuals 

 at San Jose del Cabo and collected a nest containing eight 

 eggs April 29, 1882. He also found it among tules at Santi- 

 ago and at San Pedro on the western coast near Todos 

 Santos. 



145. Geococcyx californianus (Less.) 



EoAD-RUNNER. — A common species at the Cape region ac- 

 cording to Messrs. Xantus and Belding. On the northwest 

 coast Mr. Anthony has found them from the coast to well 

 into the pines on San Pedro Martir at an altitude of 7,000 

 feet. In 1888, I saw but one individual w^hile crossing the 

 peninsula from the Ocean to the Gulf in the latitude of 

 Comondu. The abundance of lizards and other suitable 

 food would seem to indicate an especially favorable region 

 for them, but water is very scarce during most years. They 

 were rarely seen along the route from Comondu to San 

 Quintin. A specimen was shot the day before arriving at 

 Calmalii. 



